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You are probably still either busy getting back home or having some downtime but I wanted to let you know that your piano bar menu (for carnival) is throwing up a 404 error 😞 And thanks for the awesome review of course 🙂

Apparently the OP is volunteering. 😆

Ohh nice!

You missed "YOR" too then 😉😆

I love watching Matt Heafy (Trivium) on Twitch too! I saw them in concert once and they were excellent. Edit: added second sentence 🙂

These are the ones I'm used to, but I haven't been on any of the new fancy ships yet.

Image is not great but that looks a little worse than paint scrapes

Wait a second... the ubiquitous blue pool towel is now... Mauve? Purple? Maroon? something not Carnival blue unless your camera did a funny filter thing.

Except supposedly (according to previous comments) the gratuity paid to bar staff is only divided out among them, not amongst the entire crew. And (in the case of Conquest class ships for example) 1000 crew of a total 2000 crew is not all barstaff. And again, as I mentioned in a previous comment, I'm not arguing that they shouldn't be tipped more or given fairer wages. I was responded mainly to wherever someone said that those with Cheers don't pay gratuity, because they do, even if it is a measly 84 cents per drink.

You edited your post after I responded to it so I decided to do some mathing. (You originally said something along the lines of Cheers people don't pay gratuity, and you probably mistyped or didn't mean it that way but it changes the meaning of my previous response). Going with a basic 5 day cruise at 69.95 per day amounts to 349.75 then the 18% of that is 62.96. Then, let's say that the person drinking makes their 15 drinks every day for 5 days (poor liver), that's 75 total drinks. 62.96 divided by 75 drinks is equal to $0.84 per drink (nearly $1 which is what I've seen many a person claim to tip per drink). Then remember that there are potentially thousands of people (on Excel class) who possibly have the drink package. Or at least hundreds (on Conquest class). So it isn't a pittance for the bar staff. And for people like myself who may only drink 6 drinks a day that's a whopping $2.10 gratuity per drink. Or the people who get overgenerous when they are drunk and tip even if they are on the package/dou.

There's a Casino Players section on the Hub app now. I'm pretty sure that's where I noticed mine was listed.

Those who purchase Cheers pay the 18% gratuity when they purchase the package, so they've already paid 18% in advance. Whether or not it is an equitable 18% I'm not even gonna delve into but it isn't like they didn't tip at all. The Drinks on Us is supposedly paid for by the cruiseline and they would be paying the gratuity (one hopes).

I emailed guestcare@carnival.com back in 2022 when I accidentally created a duplicate VIFP. I told them what my actual number was, what the accidentally created one was, and told them to either delete or merge the extra one. They replied three days later and had it all fixed up.

They aren't usually checking your bag as you leave the ship (in my experience). And usually sealed foods are okay anyway. (Talking about the single serve as pictured above. Not like a 1 gallon container).

When I order I just tell them that I have a free drink to redeem and they apply it.